
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Rafe Mc Cawley (Ben Affleck) & Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) are childhood friends who both dream of flying As the world becomes embroiled in World War II in the early 1940&s Rafe & Danny sign on with the United States armed forces although America is still in an isolationist position Eager to participate in combat Rafe is compelled to join the British air fight against the Nazis leaving his girlfriend beautiful army nurse Evelyn Stewart (Kate Beckinsale) behind When Evelyn & Danny are transferred to the military base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii they hear the news that Rafe has been shot down & killed Hoping to move on after grieving Danny & Evelyn find themselves in love When Rafe returns alive the three find themselves in an uncomfortable personal situation that is soon engulfed by the massive surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Putting aside their differences Rafe & Danny join the desperate fight against the enemy invaders The film&s epic sweep intertwines Rafe & Danny&s stories with the heroic efforts of such characters as " Dorrie" Miller (Cuba Gooding Jr) a ship&s cook turned fighter Earl (Tom Sizemore) a courageous base mechanic & Jimmy Doolittle (Alec Baldwin) the visionary pilot who would lead one of America&s most famous counterattacks of the war Dan Aykroyd also appears as the code breaking Captain Thurman & Jon Voight as President Franklin Roosevelt